It was rare to see Yu Ruhai being so humble, but Yu Jiao wouldn't buy into this tactic of giving someone a slap in the face and then giving them a sweet date.
"You're putting me in a difficult position." Yu Jiao said calmly, "I think what Zhe said just now makes sense. You can refer to it."
Seeing that Yu Jiao still refused, Yu Ruhai's face turned pale, and he said with some displeasure, "I just asked you to go to Lin Shanzhang's house. Whether it succeeds or not, we will talk about it later. Why are you making excuses like this?"
"I have no relationship with Principal Lin. Speaking of which, my fourth brother and his family are students at the county school. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for us to go and see Principal Lin in person?"
Yu Jiao said this, walked forward, took out twenty-five taels of medical fee from her sleeve and placed it on the table, saying, "This is 50% of the medical fee for last night's consultation. Sister Fuling and I haven't slept all night, and we are really sleepy, so we'll go back to our room to catch up on some sleep."
After saying that, he grabbed Yu Fuling's hand and walked out of the hall with her.
Yu Ruhai looked at the medical fee on the table, and for a moment he felt it difficult to force Yu Jiao to go to the Lin family.
Yu Jinshu couldn't bear it and wanted to stop Yu Jiao, but was blocked by Yu Qizhe.
Yu Jinshu stared at Yu Qizhe angrily, "Get out of the way!"
Yu Qizhe didn't move at all, still standing in front of him, "Second brother, you are a man of seven feet tall, why do you always push a woman to solve the problem when something goes wrong? Since Yu Jiao is registered under the name of the second house, even if you don't recognize this sister, I will protect her."
"Yu Qizhe, what do you mean?" Yu Jinshu's face turned pale and he said angrily, "Will you move aside? Do you want to be beaten?"
A hint of coldness flashed across Yu Qizhe's peach blossom eyes, and he curled his thin lips slightly, sneering, "If Second Brother is itching to do something, I will accompany you."
Yu Jinshu suddenly became furious and swung his sword towards Yu Qizhe. Song screamed in fear and tried to stop him in panic.
Yu Qizhe raised his hand and grabbed Yu Jinshu's fist, then used his hidden strength to twist it hard. Yu Jinshu immediately screamed in pain, with his facial features twisted in agony.
Zhao was watching coldly at first, and she wanted Jinshu to give the second room's sickly son a good beating. But she didn't expect that her son would scream in pain the next moment, and cursed, "You little bastard, you even hit your brother? Let me go!"
Yu Qizhe lowered his voice and said coldly in Yu Jinshu's ear, "Second brother is still the same as when he was little, so vulnerable!"
After saying this, Yu Qizhe let go of his hand, took a half step back, ignored Zhao's scolding, and turned away.
Yu Jinshu rubbed his shoulders, his face looking extremely ugly. Yu Qizhe's words just now reminded him of his childhood. Yu Qizhe was weak and sickly and was dull all day long, but when he started to learn to read, he was the teacher's favorite among his brothers.
He didn't like his fifth brother at all, and he would beat and kick him behind the adults' backs every day. If Yu Qizhe dared to tell the adults, he would beat him even harder next time.
Once, his second aunt saw him and he cried so hard that his grandfather punished him by making him copy the four words "Brothers should be friendly and respectful" a hundred times.
Later, he found an opportunity and called up a few playmates in the village. They tricked Yu Qizhe into the woods outside the village and wanted to give him a good beating. However, Yu Qizhe, who was half a head shorter than him at the time, pinned him to the ground and beat him until his face was bruised and swollen.
He thought he had forgotten the feeling of being strangled to death and almost suffocated, but now it reappeared before his eyes, as clear as if it had happened yesterday.
He remembered that when he was about to be strangled to death, Yu Qizhe sat on him with an expressionless face and his slender eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion.
When Yu Jinshu thought of that scene, he felt cold all over and cold sweat broke out on his back.
"My son, what's wrong with you? Speak, don't scare your mother!" Seeing that Yu Jinshu remained silent for a long time, holding his shoulders in a daze, Zhao was so scared that her face turned pale, and she reached out and pushed Yu Jinshu.
Yu Jinshu came back to his senses and said with a pale face, "I'm fine."
Zhao looked at Song angrily and said, "Second sister-in-law, this is the good son you raised. And Meng Yujiao, is this how you discipline your daughter? You let her ruin the future of my second and fourth brothers?"
Song didn't want to argue with Zhao, so she said according to what Yu Jiao had said before, "Sister-in-law, there is nothing Meng can do. It was Mr. Zhang who was too bullying. How can you say that Yu Jiao ruined the future of my second brother and his family?"
Without waiting for Zhao to speak, she said to Yu Ruhai and Yu Zhou, "Dad and Mom, the meal is ready. I'll go to the kitchen to get some."
After saying that, he walked out of the house, ignoring Zhao who was furious and cursing behind him.
Yu Jinshu and the other two had not found their places, so Yu Ruhai had no time to think about eating. He looked worried and said helplessly, "Jinshu, you should go find Master Zhang as soon as possible to see if there is any room for maneuver."
Yu Jinshu still wanted to let Yu Jiao go to see Principal Lin, but seeing Yu Ruhai's expression, it was clear that he did not intend to force Yu Jiao to go to the Lin family, so he had to agree.
The three of them took the silver and left the house again.
It was mid-afternoon when the three men came back from outside. Seeing them with downcast brows and dejected looks, Yu Ruhai knew that the task had not been accomplished.
"Master Zhang took the money and took the three of us to the Zhang family to ask to see Master Zhang. We did get in, but the servants of the Zhang family kept saying that Master Zhang was busy and asked the three of us to wait in the pavilion in the yard. The three of us drank a lot of tea, but we didn't even get to see Master Zhang." Yu Jinshu said with resentment.
They had no time to eat in the morning, and the three of them were starving, so they could only drink tea. The Zhang family's servants were very attentive and refilled the tea when it was gone. As a result, the three of them drank too much tea and wanted to go to the toilet, but the Zhang family's servants said that the toilet in the mansion was being repaired. The three of them were really in a hurry, so they had to leave the Zhang mansion in a panic and look for a toilet outside.
After using the toilet, they wanted to go back to Zhang Mansion to ask to see Master Zhang, but the servant guarding the gate turned against them and refused to let them in no matter what.
Yu Ruhai looked dejected after hearing this. The Zhang family's master's behavior made it clear that he was unwilling to let the matter go. For a moment, he felt sad that the hundred taels of silver were wasted, and he was also worried that the three of them would not be able to take the provincial examination.
He comforted himself in his heart that at least the fifth brother could get out of this situation. He waved to Yu Jinshu and the other two and said, "You guys go down and rest first."
Yu Jinshu pursed his lips and said angrily, "Grandfather, why didn't you force Meng Yujiao to ask Shanzhang Lin to make concessions for the three of us? Do you really want us to wait another three years?"
Zhao wiped her tears and cried, "Dad, Jinshu is not young anymore, and his marriage has been rejected. He can't wait for three years. You have always loved Jinyan the most. They are both your grandchildren. If they can't pass the provincial examination, their future will be ruined. You have to force Meng Yujiao to ask for the recommendation letter no matter what."
She looked at Yu Zhou again, "Mother, please say something. Meng Yujiao has ruined the future of my second and fourth brothers, why don't you make a decision for them?"
Yu Zhou was naturally thinking about Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan. Before she could say anything, Yu Ruhai had already frowned, upset by Zhao's crying. He said impatiently, "Force her to go? That's easy for you to say. Look at her temper. If you can force her to go to find Lin Shanzhang, go! I told you a long time ago not to provoke her. If you were kind to her, you wouldn't be like this today!"
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